Thor Epic Collection: The Dark Gods - Paperback

by Dan Jurgens (Author), Marvel Various (Author), John Romita (Illustrator)

The Mighty Thor beings a new era following the world-shattering events of Heroes Reborn, by legendary creators Dan Jurge ns and John Romita Jr.!

The Odinson returns from Heroes Reborn to find Asgard in ruins and the other pantheons under siege! Who is responsible for these attacks? Who could possibly threaten the gods? Before Thor can find the answers to these questions, he must face the unrivaled might of the Destroyer! The Thunder God battles alongside Spider-Man, Hercules, Namor, the Silver Surfer and the Avengers -- but his greatest struggle may be getting used to juggling his godly duties with his new mortal life as paramedic Jake Olson! Plus: What happened to Thor and Doctor Doom on the way back from Heroes Reborn?!

COLLECTING: Thor (1998) 1-13, 1 Rough Cut; Silver Surfer/Thor Annual 1998; Thor Annual 1999; Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) 2

Author Biography

Dan Jurgens is probably best known for creating the DC Comics hero Booster Gold and helping kill off Superman. Both writer and artist, he began his professional career on Warlord before moving on to write Booster Gold, Superman, Adventures of Superman, Zero Hour and Teen Titans for DC Comics. His credits also include extended runs on Thor and Captain America for Marvel, as well as the crossover Superman/Fantastic Four. Now in the fourth decade of his career, Jurgens continues to be one of DC's leading creators.

John Romita Jr. is a modern-day comic-art master, following in his legendary father's footsteps. Timeless runs on Iron Man, Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man and Daredevil established him as his own man artistically, and his work on Wolverine and World War Hulk is among the most explosive comic art of the 21st century. In addition to Eternals with writer Neil Gaiman, JRJR teamed with Mark Millar on the creator-owned Kick-Ass, later developed into a blockbuster feature film starring Nicolas Cage. Spidey fans rejoiced at the artist's return to Amazing Spider-Man with the "Brand New Day" storylines "New Ways To Die" and "Character Assassination." He later helped relaunch Avengers with writer Brian Michael Bendis and Captain America with Rick Remender, and contributed to the blockbuster crossover Avengers vs. X-Men. For DC Comics, he has drawn big-name characters such as Superman, Batman and the Suicide Squad.